Virginia teacher and her husband feared their farms could become subdivisions or data centres; then he died, but she protected 215 acres with limits that bind future owners
Becky Shelton could have cashed in, just like many other landowners in her neighbourhood. But she knew that wasn’t what she and her late husband wanted. Selling the 215 acres to developers reshaping Northern Virginia was everything against their dream. So, she went as planned and locked the land away, ensuring that it never becomes…